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Holly Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 3 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, Jun 2024

SeedCybersecurity

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque106days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$35MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Holly Ventures

Holly Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Holly Ventures invests exclusively in seed stage founders tackling the cybersecurity industry’s biggest challenges.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Cybersecurity
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Jul
    GlowSeries A · US · TechCrunch$180MWith 8 others
  3. Jul
    Beacon SecuritySeed · TechStartups$13MWith 4 others
  4. Feb
    AsteliaSeed · US · TechStartups$35MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

JBJohn BrennanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

4 of 4 we have independently watched raise

AsteliaBeaconGlowVenice

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Holly Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Holly Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Holly Ventures

What does Holly Ventures invest in?

Holly Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cybersecurity.

How active is Holly Ventures?

3 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Holly Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Glow (Series A, Jul 2026), Beacon Security (Seed, Jul 2026) and Astelia (Seed, Feb 2026).

How big are Holly Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M.

Is Holly Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Holly Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Index Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Holly Ventures?

Holly Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

Has Holly Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2024.

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